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American Academy of Microbiology Colloquium Fellowship
Beginning in 2011, the American Academy of Microbiology (Academy) will provide a one-year fellowship to a recent microbiology PhD recipient. The Academy is the honorific leadership group within the American Society for Microbiology (ASM), the world's oldest and largest life science organization. The mission of the Academy is to recognize scientists for outstanding contributions to microbiology and provide microbiological expertise in the service of science and the public. To this end, each year the Academy convenes five to six colloquia to address critical issues in microbiology. Colloquium reports are used by gover...
Source: ScanGrants feed - April 21, 2013 Category: Research Authors: American Academy of Microbiology Source Type: funding

Pharmacological Approaches to Evaluating Drug Regimens to Address Antimicrobial Resistance (R01)
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-AI-13-024 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCFDA Number: 93.85593.856Eligible Applicants State governmentsCounty governmentsCity or township governmentsSpecial district governmentsIndependent school districtsPublic and State controlled institutions of higher educationNative American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Public housing authorities/Indian housing authoritiesNative American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, oth...
Source: Grants.gov - April 18, 2013 Category: Research Tags: Health Source Type: funding

Pharmacological Approaches to Evaluating Drug Regimens to Address Antimicrobial Resistance (R01)
Funding Opportunity RFA-AI-13-024 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. The purpose of this FOA is to support antimicrobial pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) studies of drug combinations or sequentially administered (sequenced) antimicrobial agents in relevant in vitro and animal models to enhance understanding of the host, drug and microbial factors that contribute to the emergence of antimicrobial drug resistance in clinically relevant pathogens with a goal of minimizing the potential for development of resistance. A secondary objective is to establish partnerships among anti-microbial pharmacologists...
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - April 18, 2013 Category: Research Source Type: funding

Mäkelä-Cassell Travel Award for Early Career Scientists
Mäkelä-Cassell Travel Award for Early Career Scientists Named in honor of ASM past president Dr. Gail Cassell and FEMS past president Dr. Helena Mäkelä, this award is offered jointly by ASM and the Federation of European Microbiology Societies (FEMS) to support the exchange of one member from each organization to present a poster of their research at the other society's main conference. This prestigious award endeavors to recognize future leaders in microbiology by giving them the opportunity to present their work overseas and experience the best of microbiology. Award $5000 towards expenses...
Source: ScanGrants feed - January 11, 2013 Category: Research Authors: American Society For Microbiology/Federation of European Microbiology Societies Source Type: funding

American Society for Microbiology Conference for Undergraduate Educators Textbook Travel Award
Application Deadline: February 8, 2013 The ASMCUE Textbook Travel Award is targeted to faculty members who have begun teaching undergraduate microbiology students within the past three years at an accredited U.S. college or university. Recipients may include postdoctoral scientists and/or early-career faculty members. Early-career faculty may include those persons who have taught in a related field of science but have moved to teaching microbiology. Applicants for this Award should apply for the Early-Career Travel Grant Program and one Award will come from this applicant pool. Funding for the Textbook Travel ...
Source: ScanGrants feed - January 6, 2013 Category: Research Authors: American Society for Microbiology Conference for Undergraduate Educators Source Type: funding

American Society for Microbiology Conference for Undergraduate Educators Early-Career Travel Award
Application Deadline: February 8, 2013 Program Description The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) offers travel awards to increase the participation of early-career undergraduate faculty, post-doctoral scientists or senior level graduate students interested in teaching careers in ASM's Conference for Undergraduate Educators (ASMCUE). The award is a $750 travel subsidy presented upon completion of travel and submission of receipts for ASMCUE travel, lodging, and/or registration expenses. Eligibility requirements are listed for two tracks of awardees. Preference is given for applicants who have not be...
Source: ScanGrants feed - January 6, 2013 Category: Research Authors: American Society for Microbiology Conference for Undergraduate Educators Source Type: funding

Call for Nominations: International Water Association-Health Related Water Microbiology Willie Grabow Young Investigator Award
(Closing Date: January 15, 2013) No late submissions will be accepted. Contact: Bettina Genthe at bgenthe@csir.co.za or HRWM at hrwm@msu.edu The IWA-HRWM Willie Grabow Young Investigator Award was officially announced in June 2009 during the 15th International Symposium on Health Related Water Microbiology, WaterMicro 2009, in Naxos, Greece. Professor Willie Grabow, a brilliant environmental virologist, dedicated part of his professional life to implementing the IWA and specialist group concept, and giving technical and scientific support to developing countries in the environmental microbiology field. He continue...
Source: ScanGrants feed - December 31, 2012 Category: Research Authors: International Water Association Source Type: funding

Research in latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in the setting of HIV Co-Infection (R01)
Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-13-061 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCFDA Number: 93.85593.856Eligible Applicants State governmentsCounty governmentsCity or township governmentsSpecial district governmentsIndependent school districtsPublic and State controlled institutions of higher educationNative American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Public housing authorities/Indian housing authoritiesNative American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other ...
Source: Grants.gov - December 20, 2012 Category: Research Tags: Health Source Type: funding

Research in latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in the setting of HIV Co-Infection (R01)
Funding Opportunity PAR-13-061 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, at the National Institutes of Health invites grant applications which propose research to increase our understanding of the microbiologic adaptive mechanisms, host immunologic factors, and their interactions involved in the development, maintenance, and activation of latent tuberculosis infections (LTBI) with a focus on HIV co-infection. (Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA))
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - December 20, 2012 Category: Research Source Type: funding

Stanford Summer Research Program/Amgen Scholars Program
Applications are due February 1, 2013. The Stanford Summer Research Program/Amgen Scholars Program is a fully funded, nine week, residential research program. It offers undergraduates who want to prepare for and enter Ph.D. programs in the sciences a unique opportunity for advanced research experience within a world class university. Our program dates for 2013 are June 22 - August 24 The SSRP-Amgen Scholars Program is a research-intensive residential program that takes place on Stanford's beautiful campus for a nine-week period. Participant are matched with a member of Stanford’s distinguished faculty an...
Source: ScanGrants feed - December 12, 2012 Category: Research Authors: Stanford University/Amgen Source Type: funding

California Institute of Technology Amgen Scholars Program
Application, Recommendations, and Proposal Deadline: February 15, 2013 Caltech's Amgen Scholars program provides students the opportunity to conduct research in biology, chemistry, and bio-technical related fields under the guidance of seasoned research mentors. The program offers students interested in pursuing a Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. a great opportunity to experience the research process. Amgen Scholarships may be offered in the following fields: biochemistry • bioengineering • bioinformatics • chemical and biomolecular engineering • biopsychology • biotechnology • chemistry &...
Source: ScanGrants feed - December 12, 2012 Category: Research Authors: California Institute of Technology Source Type: funding

University of California, Berkeley Amgen Scholars Program
UC Berkeley Amgen Scholars Program An Undergraduate Summer Research Program in Science and Biotechnology The Amgen Scholars Program is a national program to increase research opportunities for students committed to pursuing careers in the sciences. This program provides outstanding science undergraduates with research experience and increases participants’ competitiveness as candidates for admission to prestigious graduate and professional institutions. Additionally, this program encourages participants to pursue a Ph.D. or the joint M.D./Ph.D. degree and research careers in the sciences and biotechnology. App...
Source: ScanGrants feed - December 12, 2012 Category: Research Authors: University of California, Berkeley/Amgen Source Type: funding

Call for International Association for Food Protection 2013 Award Nominations
The International Association for Food Protection welcomes your nominations for our 2013 Association Awards. Nominate your colleagues for one of the many prestigious awards. We also encourage applications for the IAFP Travel Award for State or Local Health or State Agricultural Department Employees (U.S. only). And students may apply for a Student Travel Scholarship. Nomination criteria and forms are available online at: www.foodprotection.org/about-us/awards/. The awards to be presented are as follows: Black Pearl Award Sponsored by Wilbur Feagan and F&H Food Equipment Company Award Showcasing the Black Pea...
Source: ScanGrants feed - November 21, 2012 Category: Research Authors: International Association for Food Protection Source Type: funding

Millis-Colwell Exchange Program for Early Career Scientists
This grant, negotiated between the American Society for Microbiology (ASM USA) and the Australian Society for Microbiology (ASM Australia), allows for the exchange of one member from each society, who have received their PhD within the past 5 years, to present an abstract at the annual General Meeting of the other society and to spend a week at nearby research laboratory. The grant aims to create a long lasting bond between ASM USA and ASM Australia and is designed to benefit scientists in both countries by giving them the opportunity to travel overseas to present their work and experience the best o...
Source: ScanGrants feed - October 1, 2012 Category: Research Authors: American Society for Microbiology/Australian Society for Microbiology Source Type: funding

Burroughs Wellcome Fund's Preterm Birth Initiative
Burroughs Wellcome Fund's Preterm Birth Initiative Application Deadline: December 3, 2012, 4:00 p.m., EST Accepting electronic applications only. The initiative is designed to bring together a diverse interdisciplinary group with expertise in genetics/genomics, immunology, microbiology and proteomics along with the more traditional areas of parturition research such as maternal fetal medicine, obstetrics, and pediatrics to address scientific issues related to preterm birth. BWF has committed $3 million for grants for the Preterm Birth Initiative and anticipates making five full research grants. Full research gr...
Source: ScanGrants feed - September 8, 2012 Category: Research Authors: Burroughs Wellcome Fund Source Type: funding

American Society for Microbiology Early-Career Faculty Travel Award
Application Deadline: February 8, 2013 The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) offers travel awards to increase the participation of early-career undergraduate faculty, post-doctoral scientists or senior level graduate students interested in teaching careers in ASM's Conference for Undergraduate Educators (ASMCUE). The award is a $750 travel subsidy presented upon completion of travel and submission of receipts for ASMCUE travel, lodging, and/or registration expenses. Eligibility requirements are listed for two tracks of awardees. Preference is given for applicants who have not been previously funded. PART...
Source: ScanGrants feed - September 4, 2012 Category: Research Authors: American Society for Microbiology Source Type: funding

Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program at the University of Texas Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
The Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program at UT Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences is an intensive summer research training experience designed for college students who are preparing for careers in biomedical research. Fellows spend 10 weeks (beginning in early June and ending mid-August) pursuing individual research projects in the laboratories of Graduate School faculty members. Fellows gain experience in modern research techniques and plan and execute an experimental strategy to answer a scientific question. The program introduces students to the kinds of projects encountered duri...
Source: ScanGrants feed - August 29, 2012 Category: Research Authors: University of Texas Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Source Type: funding

American Society for Microbiology Career Development Grants for Postdoctoral Women
Career Development Grants for Postdoctoral Women are given to enhance the careers of postdoctoral women with outstanding scientific accomplishments and potential for significant research in the area of microbiology. The fields covered by the award are any of those represented by Divisions of the American Society for Microbiology. The grants are to support the career development of the candidate by providing funds to travel to a meeting, visit another laboratory, take a course in a geographically distant place, or for other purposes to advance the candidate's career. Currently, three grants are given annually. Elig...
Source: ScanGrants feed - August 8, 2012 Category: Research Authors: American Society for Microbiology Source Type: funding

Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and ChemotherapyYoung Investigator Awards
Recognize and reward early career scientists for research excellence and potential in microbiology and infectious disease. Eligibility: Nominees must be no more than three years beyond completion of postdoctoral research training in microbiology or infectious diseases at the time of the nomination deadline. Award: A cash prize of $2,500 to support travel to the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) where the awards are presented. Up to five awards may be presented each year. One of the awards is earmarked for a researcher working in the area of HIV who resides and works in North ...
Source: ScanGrants feed - July 25, 2012 Category: Research Authors: American Society for Microbiology Source Type: funding

Procter & Gamble Award in Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Procter & Gamble Award in Applied and Environmental Microbiology Recognizes distinguished achievement in research and development in applied (non-clinical) and environmental microbiology. Eligibility: The nominee must demonstrate outstanding accomplishment in research or development in an appropriate field and be actively engaged in research or development at the time that the award is presented. Award: A cash prize of $2,000, a commemorative piece, and travel to the ASM General Meeting where the laureate delivers the Procter & Gamble Award Lecture. Deadline: July 1. Nominations: Nominations will be co...
Source: ScanGrants feed - July 25, 2012 Category: Research Authors: American Society for Microbiology Source Type: funding

Promega Biotechnology Research Award
Honors outstanding contributions to the application of biotechnology through fundamental microbiological research and development. Eligibility: A nomination can be a single exceptionally significant achievement or the aggregate of a number of exemplary achievements. Award: A cash prize of $5,000, a commemorative piece, and travel to the ASM General Meeting where the laureate will deliver the Promega Biotechnology Research Award lecture. Deadline: July 1. Nominations: Nominations will be considered without updating for three years. Self-nominations, co-nominations, and more than one nomination per nominee will...
Source: ScanGrants feed - July 25, 2012 Category: Research Authors: American Society for Microbiology Source Type: funding

Raymond W. Sarber Awards
Recognize students at the undergraduate and predoctoral levels for research excellence and potential. The awards honor Raymond W. Sarber for his contributions to the growth and advancement of ASM. Eligibility: Nominees must be a student at the undergraduate or predoctoral level, attending an accredited institution in the United States, in an academic program involving microbiology. Two awards are presented at the ASM General Meeting, one to an undergraduate and one to a graduate student. They will be judged separately. Award: A framed certificate and cash prize of $2,000. Deadline: July 1. Nominations: Nomin...
Source: ScanGrants feed - July 25, 2012 Category: Research Authors: American Society for Microbiology Source Type: funding

American Society for Microbiology Moselio Schaechter Distinguished Service Award
This award, named in honor of Professor Moselio Schaechter, former ASM President, honors an ASM member who has shown exemplary leadership and commitment towards the substantial furthering of the profession of microbiology in research, education or technology in the developing world. Eligibility: Individuals (for example: microbiologists who have been instrumental in setting up properly functioning clinical microbiology laboratories or successful biotechnology services based on microbiology; academicians who have developed high quality undergraduate or graduate training programs; researchers who have demonstrated lead...
Source: ScanGrants feed - July 25, 2012 Category: Research Authors: American Society for Microbiology Source Type: funding

American Society for Microbiology Scherago-Rubin Award
Recognizes an outstanding, bench-level clinical microbiologist. The award was established by the late Sally Jo Rubin, an active member of ASM's Clinical Microbiology Division, in honor of her grandfather, Professor Morris Scherago. Eligibility: The nominee must be a non-doctoral-level clinical microbiologist involved primarily in routine diagnostic work, rather than in research, who has distinguished himself or herself with excellent performance in the clinical laboratory. Award: A framed certificate and a cash prize of $2,000 to defray costs of attending the ASM General Meeting where the award is presented. ...
Source: ScanGrants feed - July 25, 2012 Category: Research Authors: American Society for Microbiology Source Type: funding

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Young Investigator Award
Honors outstanding laboratory research in clinical microbiology or antimicrobial agents and is intended to further the career development of a young clinical scientist and promote awareness of clinical microbiology as a career. Eligibility: The nominee should be conducting outstanding research in clinical microbiology, automation in clinical laboratories, development of novel antimicrobial agents, mechanisms of action of antimicrobial agents or mechanisms of resistance to antimicrobial agents. The nominee must be no more than five years beyond completion of postdoctoral research training in microbiology, infectious d...
Source: ScanGrants feed - July 25, 2012 Category: Research Authors: American Society for Microbiology Source Type: funding

D.C. White Research and Mentoring Award
Recognizing distinguished accomplishments in interdisciplinary research and mentoring in microbiology, this award honors D.C. White, who was known for his interdisciplinary scientific approach and for being a dedicated and inspiring mentor. Eligibility: Consideration will be given to the breadth of the nominee's contributions, as well as their originality and overall impact. There are no age restrictions, but the nominee must have a distinguished record of accomplishments in microbiological research. Nominees in all areas of microbiology will be considered. Award: A cash prize of $5,000, a commemorative piece,...
Source: ScanGrants feed - July 25, 2012 Category: Research Authors: American Society for Microbiology Source Type: funding

William A. Hinton Research Training Award
Honors outstanding contributions toward fostering the research training of underrepresented minorities in microbiology. It is given in memory of William A. Hinton, a physician-research scientist and one of the first African-Americans to join the ASM. Eligibility: The nominee must contribute to the research training of undergraduate students, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows or health professional students and efforts leading to the increased participation of underrepresented minorities in microbiology. Award: A cash prize of $2,500, a commemorative piece, and travel to the ASM General Meeting. Deadline...
Source: ScanGrants feed - July 25, 2012 Category: Research Authors: American Society for Microbiology Source Type: funding

Maurice Hilleman/Merck Award
ASM’s premier award for major contributions to pathogenesis, vaccine discovery, vaccine development, and/or control of vaccine-preventable diseases. The award is presented in memory of Maurice R. Hilleman, whose work in the development of vaccines has saved the lives of many throughout the world. Maurice Hilleman/Merck Award Eligibility: The nominee must have made outstanding achievements in pathogenesis, vaccine discovery, vaccine development, and/or control of vaccine-preventable diseases. Award: A cash prize of $20,000, a commemorative piece, and travel to the ASM General Meeting where the laur...
Source: ScanGrants feed - July 25, 2012 Category: Research Authors: American Society for Microbiology Source Type: funding

Gen-Probe Joseph Public Health Award
Honors a distinguished microbiologist who has exhibited exemplary leadership and service in the field of public health. This award has been established in memory of J. Mehsen Joseph, Ph.D., who dedicated his life toward the advancement of both microbiology and public health. Eligibility: The nominee must be a microbiologist identified with public health. The recipient will be recognized for significant achievements in integrating the science of microbiology into the practice of public health and for promoting the importance of linking these two disciplines. Award: A cash prize of $2,000, a commemorative piece, and...
Source: ScanGrants feed - July 25, 2012 Category: Research Authors: American Society for Microbiology Source Type: funding

Merck Irving S. Sigal Memorial Awards
Recognize and award excellence in basic research in medical microbiology and infectious diseases. The awards are presented in memory of Irving S. Sigal, who was instrumental in the early discovery of therapies to treat HIV/AIDS. Eligibility: The nominee must be no more than five years beyond completion of postdoctoral research training in microbiology or infectious diseases at the time of the nomination deadline. Award: A cash prize of $2,500 and a commemorative piece. Up to two awards may be given each year at the ASM General Meeting where they are presented. Deadline: July 1. Nominations: Nominations will b...
Source: ScanGrants feed - July 25, 2012 Category: Research Authors: American Society for Microbiology Source Type: funding

Abbott-American Society for Microbiology Lifetime Achievement Award
ASM's premier award for sustained contributions to the microbiological sciences. Eligibility: The nominee must be a mature scientist, active or retired, from any relevant area of microbiology. Award: A cash prize of $20,000, a commemorative piece, and travel to the ASM General Meeting where the laureate delivers the Abbott-ASM Lifetime Achievement Award lecture. Deadline: July 1. Nominations: Nominations will be considered without updating for three years. Self-nominations and more than one nomination per nominee will not be accepted. Only one nominating form and two supporting forms are accepted per nomi...
Source: ScanGrants feed - July 25, 2012 Category: Research Authors: American Society for Microbiology Source Type: funding

Abbott Award in Clinical and Diagnostic Immunology
Honors a distinguished scientist in clinical or diagnostic immunology for outstanding contributions to those fields. Eligibility: The nominee must demonstrate significant contributions to the understanding of the functioning of the host immune system in human disease, clinical approaches to diseases involving the immune system or development or clinical application of immunodiagnostic procedures. Award: A cash prize of $2,500, a commemorative piece, and travel to the ASM General Meeting where the laureate will present the Abbott Award in Clinical and Diagnostic Immunology lecture. Deadline: July 1. Nominations...
Source: ScanGrants feed - July 25, 2012 Category: Research Authors: American Society for Microbiology Source Type: funding

American Society for Microbiology Graduate Microbiology Teaching Award
Honors exemplary teaching and recognizes an individual for distinguished teaching of microbiology and mentoring of students at the graduate and postgraduate levels (e.g., graduate school, medical school, or other health professional schools) and for encouraging students to subsequent achievement. Eligibility: The nominee must be currently teaching microbiology in a recognized college or university, with a substantial portion of his or her time during the past five years devoted to teaching graduate students in microbiology, and a minimum of 10 years total teaching experience. The nominee may have engaged in research ...
Source: ScanGrants feed - July 25, 2012 Category: Research Authors: American Society for Microbiology Source Type: funding

BD Award for Research in Clinical Microbiology
Honors a distinguished scientist for research accomplishments that form the foundation for important applications in clinical microbiology. Eligibility: The nominee must be a distinguished clinical microbiologist. Award: A cash prize of $2,000, a commemorative piece, and travel to the ASM General Meeting where the laureate will deliver the BD Award lecture. Deadline: July 1. Nominations: Nominations will be considered without updating for three years. Self-nominations and more than one nomination per nominee will not be accepted. Only one nominating form and two supporting forms are accepted per nomination. T...
Source: ScanGrants feed - July 25, 2012 Category: Research Authors: American Society for Microbiology Source Type: funding

bioMérieux Sonnenwirth Award for Leadership in Clinical Microbiology
bioMérieux Sonnenwirth Award for Leadership in Clinical Microbiology Given in memory of Alexander Sonnenwirth, Ph.D., this award recognizes a distinguished microbiologist for the promotion of innovation in clinical laboratory science, dedication to ASM, and the advancement of clinical microbiology as a profession. Eligibility: The nominee must be a microbiologist identified with clinical microbiology. Award: A cash prize of $2,000, a commemorative piece, and travel to the ASM General Meeting where the laureate will deliver the bioMérieux Sonnenwirth Award lecture. Deadline: July 1. Nominations: N...
Source: ScanGrants feed - July 25, 2012 Category: Research Authors: American Society for Microbiology Source Type: funding

Eli Lilly and Company-Elanco Research Award
ASM's oldest and most prestigious prize, it rewards fundamental research of unusual merit in microbiology or immunology by an individual on the threshold of his or her career. Eligibility: The nominee's work is not judged by comparison with the research of more experienced scientists, and special consideration is given to originality and independence of thought. The nominee must not have reached his or her 45th birthday by April 30 of the year the award is given. The nominee must be working in the United States or Canada and be actively engaged in the line of research for which the award is to be made. Awar...
Source: ScanGrants feed - July 25, 2012 Category: Research Authors: American Society for Microbiology Source Type: funding

Cubist-Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents Award
ASM's premier award honoring outstanding accomplishment in antimicrobial research. Eligibility: The nominee must be actively engaged in research involving development of new agents, investigation of antimicrobial action or resistance to antimicrobial agents, and/or the pharmacology, toxicology or clinical use of those agents. The nominee must not have served on the ICAAC Program Committee within the past two years. Award: A cash prize of $10,000, a commemorative piece, and travel to ICAAC where the laureate will deliver the Cubist-ICAAC Award lecture. Deadline: April 1. Nominations: Nominations will be co...
Source: ScanGrants feed - July 25, 2012 Category: Research Authors: American Society for Microbiology Source Type: funding

Carski Foundation Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching Award
Honors an educator for outstanding teaching of microbiology to undergraduate students and for encouraging them to subsequent achievement. Eligibility: The nominee must be currently teaching microbiology in a recognized college or university, with a substantial portion of his or her time during the past five years devoted to teaching undergraduate students in microbiology, and a minimum of ten years total teaching experience. The nominee may have engaged in research or other concerns, provided that teaching undergraduates remained a substantial activity. International educators are also eligible. Award: A cash priz...
Source: ScanGrants feed - July 25, 2012 Category: Research Authors: American Society for Microbiology Source Type: funding

American Association of Endodontists Research Grant Program
Research grants are awarded twice a year. To date, over $2.1 million has been awarded to researchers. Grants are reviewed and evaluated by the AAE Research and Scientific Affairs Committee. Grant recipients are notified after Annual Session for the spring cycle and after the Foundation Board of Trustees Interim Meeting for the fall cycle. Per review cycle, the highest scoring student and nonstudent research proposals receive special recognition and an additional $500 award. NEXT FALL DEADLINE: August 18, 2012 NEXT SPRING DEADLINE: February 7, 2013 Eligibility Researchers who meet the following criteria are eligibl...
Source: ScanGrants feed - June 5, 2012 Category: Research Authors: American Association of Endodontists Source Type: funding

American Academy of Microbiology Colloquium Fellowship
Beginning in 2011, the American Academy of Microbiology (Academy) will provide a one-year fellowship to a recent microbiology PhD recipient. The Academy is the honorific leadership group within the American Society for Microbiology (ASM), the world's oldest and largest life science organization. The mission of the Academy is to recognize scientists for outstanding contributions to microbiology and provide microbiological expertise in the service of science and the public. To this end, each year the Academy convenes three to four colloquia to address critical issues in microbiology. Colloquium reports are used by gov...
Source: ScanGrants feed - May 9, 2012 Category: Research Authors: American Academy of Microbiology Source Type: funding

FDA FERN Microbiological Cooperative Agreement Continuation Program (U18)
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-FDA-12-018 Opportunity Category: ContinuationFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: AgricultureDisaster Prevention and ReliefEducationEnvironmentFood and NutritionHealthScience and Technology and other Research and DevelopmentCFDA Number: 93.448Eligible Applicants State governmentsAgency Name: HHS-FDAClosing Date: Jul 02, 2012Award Ceiling: $250,000Expected Number of Awards: 15Creation Date: May 04, 2012Funding Opportunity Description: The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to solicit applications from institutions/...
Source: Grants.gov - May 4, 2012 Category: Research Tags: Agriculture Disaster Prevention and Relief Education Environment Food and Nutrition Health Science and Technology and other Research and Development Source Type: funding

FDA FERN Microbiological Cooperative Agreement Continuation Program (U18)
Funding Opportunity RFA-FD-12-018 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to solicit applications from institutions/ organizations for inclusion into FDA's FERN Microbiology Cooperative Agreement Program. The FERN cooperative agreements are intended to target state, local, and tribal FERN labs to provide increased sample analyses in the event of food outbreaks or other large-scale food emergency events requiring surge capacity testing of implicated food samples. These samples could involve foods and/or environmental samples related to foods, and will be ...
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - May 4, 2012 Category: Research Source Type: funding

Call for Applications: Research Travel Award American Society for Microbiology Center for the History of Microbiology/ASM Archives (CHOMA)
Deadline: May 15, 2012 CHOMA announces two Travel Awards of $1500 each for research at the ASM Archives in the area of the history of microbiology. Awardees will provide a report on their research and may be invited to present their research at the ASM Annual Meeting and/or prepare an article for Microbe, an ASM magazine. All research supported by the award must take place before May 31, 2013, and any article prepared for Microbe as a result of the research must be completed by December 1, 2013. Applicants should provide a CV, a detailed description of the proposed project (3 pages maximum), and a tentative list of ...
Source: ScanGrants feed - April 19, 2012 Category: Research Authors: American Society for Microbiology Center for the History of Microbiology Source Type: funding

Resident Postdoctoral Fellowship Program in Microbiology
Funding Opportunity Number: CDC-RFA-CK12-1203 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCFDA Number: 93.283Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name HHS-CDC (Source: Grants.gov)
Source: Grants.gov - April 18, 2012 Category: Research Tags: Health Source Type: funding

ISO/IEC 17025:2005 Accreditation for State Food Testing Laboratories (U18)
Funding Opportunity RFA-FD-12-008 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. The intended outcome of this FOA is for microbiological and chemical food analyses performed on behalf of State manufactured food regulatory programs to be conducted within the scope of an ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accredited laboratory and the goal of achieving a nationally integrated food safety system to be further advanced. This will be accomplished by preparing the primary food testing laboratories for State manufactured food regulatory programs to achieve and maintain ISO/IEC 17025:2005 laboratory accreditation. Currently accredited laboratori...
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - February 13, 2012 Category: Research Source Type: funding

Carski Foundation Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching Award
Honors an educator for outstanding teaching of microbiology to undergraduate students and for encouraging them to subsequent achievement. Eligibility: The nominee must be currently teaching microbiology in a recognized college or university, with a substantial portion of his or her time during the past five years devoted to teaching undergraduate students in microbiology, and a minimum of ten years total teaching experience. The nominee may have engaged in research or other concerns, provided that teaching undergraduates remained a substantial activity. International educators are also eligible. Award: A cash priz...
Source: ScanGrants feed - February 7, 2012 Category: Research Authors: Carski Foundation/American Society for Microbiology Source Type: funding

American Society for Microbiology Graduate Microbiology Teaching Award
Honors exemplary teaching and recognizes an individual for distinguished teaching of microbiology and mentoring of students at the graduate and postgraduate levels (e.g., graduate school, medical school, or other health professional schools) and for encouraging students to subsequent achievement. Eligibility: The nominee must be currently teaching microbiology in a recognized college or university, with a substantial portion of his or her time during the past five years devoted to teaching graduate students in microbiology, and a minimum of 10 years total teaching experience. The nominee may have engaged in research ...
Source: ScanGrants feed - February 7, 2012 Category: Research Authors: American Society for Microbiology Source Type: funding

William A. Hinton Research Training Award
Honors outstanding contributions toward fostering the research training of underrepresented minorities in microbiology. It is given in memory of William A. Hinton, a physician-research scientist and one of the first African-Americans to join the ASM. Eligibility: The nominee must contribute to the research training of undergraduate students, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows or health professional students and efforts leading to the increased participation of underrepresented minorities in microbiology. Award: A cash prize of $2,500, a commemorative piece, and travel to the ASM General Meeting. Deadline:...
Source: ScanGrants feed - February 7, 2012 Category: Research Authors: American Society for Microbiology Source Type: funding

American Society for Microbiology Public Communications Award
The ASM Public Communications Award, sponsored by ASM, recognizes outstanding achievement in increasing public awareness, knowledge and understanding of microbiology. Microbiology is concerned with issues such as the environment, prevention and treatment of infectious diseases, laboratory and diagnostic medicine, and food and water safety, among others. Eligibility: Eligibility is limited to primary authors of information concerning the microbiological sciences appearing in mass media, including print (newspapers and periodicals only) and broadcast media readily available to the general public and websites. Individu...
Source: ScanGrants feed - February 7, 2012 Category: Research Authors: American Society for Microbiology Source Type: funding